DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - JULY 27: Traditional kites named Bebean fly in the sky during Bali Kite Festival on July 27, 2013 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1121 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)

Planning to go on a nice walk through a graveyard at night by yourself, or excited to take a relaxing trip to a deserted cabin in the woods near that penitentiary? A new Web app, Kitestring, may not recommend you participate in those types of activities, but if you insist, it will send out a message to your contacts if you donít check in by a certain time.

You set the date and time of arrival, and Kitestring will send you a message to check up on your status. If you donít respond, an emergency message is sent out to pre-determined emergency contacts.

While the purpose of the service is safety, it could revolutionize how parents keep track of their children. Imagine the horror of a teenager who has an emergency distress signal broadcast to the world if they arenít back in time to turn off the emergency message. That would be, like, social suicide.

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2. Play videos on all your Xbox-connected screens

Microsoft updated their Xbox Video service today, with improved playback being offered with the latest install. Now you can start watching a movie on one screen, then pause, switch screens, and pick up at the same spot in your video somewhere else. Itís just like magic, but on the Internet.

Microsoft will continue to roll out new updates to the Xbox One TV and video interface as the company tries to turn the gaming platform into a complete entertainment console.

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3. Itís time for a tab intervention

Quick, how many tabs do you currently have open? More than 10? 20? 50?

Itís becoming a problem, youíre not effectively multitasking, and you need help. Thatís what xTab wants you to realize, and in turn use their service to help curb your addiction to reckless tabbing.

The service allows users to customize the maximum number of tabs to have open, and what to do when that threshold is reached and crossed.

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4. Get an international phone Boost with latest bundles

Boost Mobile began offering international phone call plan options to customers today. With different packages and prices available, the bundles allow for up to 1,000 minutes of international phone time. All the packages come with no long term agreements, but the bundles are only good for one month.

Now the only challenge is finding a plug to charge your phone after all that talking.

The site has tips for business owners, from personal branding and hiring to marketing and sales. While it may seem odd to put a small business out on the site, LinkedIn is hoping that it will be successful and attract advertising.